Coronasomnia

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Insomnia resulting from stress or anxiety brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. informal, neologism, uncountable

    "Most of the information sleep experts have on coronasomnia is anecdotal, but there is plenty of it. And a report from the National Institutes of Health highlighted a study early in the pandemic that “revealed very high rates of clinically significant insomnia” along with more acute stress, anxiety and depression."

Example

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"Most of the information sleep experts have on coronasomnia is anecdotal, but there is plenty of it. And a report from the National Institutes of Health highlighted a study early in the pandemic that “revealed very high rates of clinically significant insomnia” along with more acute stress, anxiety and depression."

Etymology

Blend of corona + insomnia.

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